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Grand Rapids CD on job before tornado disaster
A tornado near Grand Rapids on April 3 hit Hudsonville Standale and Comstock Park killing eighteen and injuring ninety four. It destroyed 329 homes and damaged 172 along with 396 buildings as Kent County CD volunteers rushed to the scene within minutes and organized emergency housing blood donors and salvage operations led by Tom Walsh and Dr Winthrop Prothro.
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Detroit News
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